The Princess Of 100 Talents
Chapter #64

"A mushroom of 100 years, is it really in this forest?"

"I myself am not so sure, because the fungus only grows in quite moist areas, and is very rare."

"Alright, then I'll accompany you after we see the log house burned."

"Okay, your honor."

Prince Rong walked towards Xiao Li, then spoke something to his personal bodyguard.

While Lin Yao was walking a bit away from prince Rong and Xiao Li, he looked around and found a large tree, with a hole not so wide under the tree.

"The tree is very large, and sturdy. But under the tree was filled with small plants. Waitaminute! That little plant....."

"It turns out you're here, you think you've gone looking for the mushrooms yourself." Said prince Rong who had just arrived behind Lin Yao.

"Your majesty."

"What are you doing here?"

"I was looking at the big tree in front of it."

"The tree looks quite old and strong."

"Yes, your majesty, but look under that great tree."

Prince Rong walked up to the huge tree and stood right below it.

"Below this tree is covered with spiny grass, and quite a lot of moss." Prince Rong.

Lin Yao walked over, "That's not ordinary grass and moss, your majesty. It was one of the ingredients to make medicine."

"really?"

"Yes, your highness. The existence of two plants also indicates that around them grow the plants we are looking for, fungi 100 years."

Prince Rong looked at Lin Yao in disbelief, as he did not find wherever the mushroom was.

"Your Majesty, let's get rid of the plant first. I'll try to search inside this big tree hole." Said Lin Yao.

Prince Rong simply nodded, then carefully they removed the thorny plants that were around the big tree.

After he finished, Lin Yao crouched down in front of the tree hole and carefully put his hand into the hole, then m*rabaa the inside of the tree.

"I found it, not even one. Looks like this fungus has been growing inside this old tree for decades, because the tree hole is quite moist." Said Lin Yao with a happy smile.

Carefully Lin Yao pulled out the fungus that was inside the hole of the huge tree, and took out his hand that was already holding the mushroom.

" Your Majesty, this is a 100-year-old mushroom. This mushroom is a little harder, with a very smooth top, yet quite strong." Said Lin Yao while giving the mushroom to prince Rong.

Prince Rong looked at the mushroom in his hand, he sensed the mushroom. And what Lin Yao said was true.

The bottom of the mushroom is very hard like wood, and the top feels soft like silk, but not young at tear like a typical mushroom.

"It... Really can't cut it by hand, but it looks so soft." Prince Rong.

"Yes, your honor. We should use a sharp knife to cut it. I'll take the mushrooms left in the hole of this tree."

Lin Yao's hand went back into the hole under the tree, and before long his hand came out with 6 pieces of 100-year-old mushroom in his hand. And one of the largest mushrooms, which still clings to the ground.

"Lin'er, why did you take that last mushroom with the soil at once?" Prince Rong said in surprise.

"I will plant it noble, this mushroom is very rare. And it will only grow new mushrooms when it has reached 10 years old, then it will survive for more than 100 years."

"Because it has a life defense of hundreds of years, so this mushroom is called a 100-year-old mushroom?"

"Right, I estimate all of these mushrooms are over 30 years old. And that's enough to make a mixture of medicinal ingredients."

Prince Rong nodded, "I understand, then where are you going to plant the mushrooms?"

"Because this fungus may be longer than all mushrooms, and it needs a very moist place. I will make a small cave of rocks beside the chamber of Shaykh which has a fish pond, and plant it under the rocks."

"Will it grow there?"

"Of course, your majesty, we just have to close the rocks tightly. And every two days I would give water as well as a special medicine, so that in the rocks it was quite moist."

Prince Rong nodded, "You're so smart, I don't even know if there's a 100-year-old mushroom in this world. And this is the first time I've seen it myself."

Lin Yao simply smiled.

After obtaining the 100-year-old mushroom, and picking the leaves from the thorny plant as well as the moss that was under the huge tree, Lin Yao and prince Rong walked over to Xiao Li who was waiting for them, who was waiting for them, while looking at the house of the poison-making man who had burned down.

"Xiao Li, we're back now. You bring the man, and put him in my palace prison. He's still useful to us, so we can't kill him first." Prince Rong.

"But your Majesty, he has eaten the medicine you gave him."

"The medicine will only make him tell all the truth that the three children of the noble family have done, and if he does not say it correctly, then his bones and muscles will feel being forcibly broken from within his body." Said Lin Yao.

Xiao Li felt goosebumps instantly, after hearing Lin Yao's explanation of the poison effect that the man swallowed.

"All right, we're back now." Prince Rong.

"Okay, your honor."

Prince Rong and Lin Yao walked first towards their horses, being followed by Xiao Li who was carrying the man.

After seeing Xiao Li put the man on the horse, they immediately left the forest area because Lin Yao had to wash clean immediately, and dried up some of the medicinal plants that he and Prince Rong had found in the gutter earlier.

Some of the people they passed through in the city or village stared questioningly, but the three people paid no heed.

After arriving at the capital, Lin Yao and prince Rong immediately went to the pavilion. Xiao Li went to Prince Rong's palace to put the man in prison.

"Your Majesty, Lin'er. You've come back." Said mistress Xia who saw prince Rong and Lin Yao enter into the pavilion.

"Yes mother, how is Brother Ming Yu?"

"He's been a lot better, his face also looks a lot fresher."

"It's good that way."

Madam Xia nodded, she felt relieved that nothing had happened to prince Rong and Lin Yao.